APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEVICE WHITELISTING AND BLACKLISTING TO OVERRIDE PROTECTIONS FOR ALLOWED MEDIA AT NODES OF A PROTECTED SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one interface configured to be coupled to a peripheral device; and
at least one processing device configured to;
detect the peripheral device;
determine whether the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus;
determine whether the peripheral device or a device type associated with the peripheral device has been whitelisted or blacklisted;
grant access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of;
determining that the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus and has not been blacklisted; and
determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been whitelisted, even if the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus; and
block access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of;
determining that the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus and has not been whitelisted; and
determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been blacklisted, even if the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus.
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Abstract
A method includes detecting a peripheral device at a protected node. The method also includes determining whether the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node and determining whether the peripheral device or a device type has been whitelisted or blacklisted. The method further includes granting access to the peripheral device in response to (i) determining that the peripheral device has been checked-in and has not been blacklisted or (ii) determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been whitelisted, even if the peripheral device has not been checked-in. In addition, the method includes blocking access to the peripheral device in response to (i) determining that the peripheral device has not been checked-in and has not been whitelisted or (ii) determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been blacklisted, even if the peripheral device has been checked-in.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one interface configured to be coupled to a peripheral device; and at least one processing device configured to; detect the peripheral device; determine whether the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus; determine whether the peripheral device or a device type associated with the peripheral device has been whitelisted or blacklisted; grant access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of; determining that the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus and has not been blacklisted; and determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been whitelisted, even if the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus; and block access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of; determining that the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus and has not been whitelisted; and determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been blacklisted, even if the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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detecting a peripheral device at a protected node; determining whether the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node; determining whether the peripheral device or a device type associated with the peripheral device has been whitelisted or blacklisted; granting access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of; determining that the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node and has not been blacklisted; and determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been whitelisted, even if the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the protected node; and blocking access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of; determining that the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the protected node and has not been whitelisted; and determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been blacklisted, even if the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to:
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detect a peripheral device at a protected node; determine whether the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node; determine whether the peripheral device or a device type associated with the peripheral device has been whitelisted or blacklisted; grant access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of; determining that the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node and has not been blacklisted; and determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been whitelisted, even if the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the protected node; and block access to the peripheral device in response to at least one of; determining that the peripheral device has not been checked-in for use with at least the protected node and has not been whitelisted; and determining that the peripheral device or the device type has been blacklisted, even if the peripheral device has been checked-in for use with at least the protected node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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